Alright, just watched it. Could be because I had no positive expectations whatsoever, but it actually wasn't that bad... until Brienne once again very timely and conveniently arrived to the scene, now to save Sansa / Theon (who apparently can jump from the high castle walls and not suffer any damage at all). After all it went downhill quickly. What pissed me off the most was how Sansa looked at Theon and waited for his nod before accepting Brienne's vow. Seriously?
Jaime is basically reverted back to his S1 state character- and personality-wise. All that great S3 writing, character progression and all, apparently that was for nothing.
Next we've got that two Dorne scenes I honestly couldn't watch with a straight face.
Thinking about them still makes me facepalm and laugh.
Warning - a somewhat long Dorne rant ahead.
So I guess I shouldn't bother with this one because Dorne was somewhat of an afterthought in this show and makes for a good comic relief (they didn't even bother naming the castle / city on the map in opening credits, putting "Dorne" there instead of "Sunspear". I think that was the same in S5 too. They should've written "The North" instead of "Winterfell" while they're at it. And all we saw in Dorne suggests the population here is like Martell family, Ellaria, Sand Snakes, Areo and a few random guards.
So, right, Ellaria and Sand Snakes are upset because they think Doran is a weak ruler and he didn't lift his finger when first Elia Martell was murdered, then Oberyn was killed... so let's go kill more Martells! Because
that makes so much sense. By the way, with Quentyn and Arianne cut, I guess those were the last two people from Martell family? That's just so ridiculous.
Don't get me started on how they
wasted Alexander Siddig as an actor - I wonder if they have any idea how they're spending their yearly budget - and how they spent so much time on designing Areo Hotah's axe, making it look as some truly unique, exquisite weapon (that was revealed in S5 Behind the Scenes), only to make Hotah die without actually using it or without actually doing anything at all for that matter - I really wonder if they have any idea how they're spending their yearly budget.
I guess it doesn't matter since "Dorne" is apparently the only town in south with its scarce occupants all being employed in the palace guard, but I wonder what some other powerful Dornish lords loyal to Doran / Martell line (or not even necessarily loyal to Doran / Martell line) will think about all this. I mean, Yronwoods, Blackmonts, that kind of guys? I can't imagine they will stand for a bunch of bastards murdering their liege and his heir and taking the rule - they would rather rebel and take the rule for themselves or anything. Granted, this may come up in the next episodes... but would you blame me for doubting it? Apparently there are no other lords or houses in Dorne in the show, because who needs them anyway. Just like the absence of Northern lords in S5.
And it's hilarious how Trystane died. Right, turn your back to a woman with a spear who is intending to kill you. That was the funniest moment I think.
Then we get some Saint Tyrion again (the whitewashing here is astonishing) and a eunuch cock joke. Then Daario and Jorah indeed find the Daenerys's ring in the middle of the fucking nowhere. Then we get some white pussy hair jokes.
I did somewhat liked Arya scene - heavy-handed though it was - because of how Maisie acted. I also liked everything on the Wall... except they closed off with a scene fulfilling their nudity quota once again, because that was absolutely uncalled for in my opinion. Wouldn't a look at her face be enough?
(Also I might be misremembering but I think Mel did take off her necklace in either S3 or S4. But I might be wrong on that one, so not really complaining here.)
But hey, it was better than I expected, since I expected it to be total rubbish and it actually wasn't.
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